Artist impression of Blacktown Hospital acute services building Artist impression of the front entrance to the new hospital building at Westmead REDEVELOPMENT AND EXPANSION WRAP-UP 2 017 WESTERN SYDNEY LOCAL HEALTH DISTRICT (WSLHD) IS A NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL LEADER IN CLINICAL SERVICES, EDUCATION, RESEARCH AND TRAINING, PROVIDING A DIVERSE RANGE OF PUBLIC HEALTHCARE SERVICES TO NEARLY A MILLION RESIDENTS IN SYDNEY’S WEST, AS WELL AS STATEWIDE SPECIALITY SERVICES. With one of Australia’s fastest-growing populations, and a diverse economic, cultural and social demographic, there is a need for high-quality, innovative health facilities to cater to the community. WSLHD is meeting the challenge with the State’s largest capital investment in health infrastructure. The project is part of the NSW Government’s commitment to keeping people healthy and out of hospital, and providing world-class clinical services with timely access and effective infrastructure. Artist’s impression of new hospital building at Westmead We are working towards making western Sydney one of the healthiest communities in Australia by delivering “It was only 40 or so years that contemporary health facilities and services, and working with our partners to create opportunities for integrated research, Westmead Hospital was opened education, and clinical care. on a former racecourse. Today, it is Major projects are now underway at Westmead, Blacktown and Australia’s largest health and education Mount Druitt hospitals. When complete, Westmead will be one super precinct, an integral part of of the largest health, education, training and research precincts the commission’s vision for Greater in Australia, and Blacktown Hospital will be a major tertiary Parramatta and the Olympic Peninsula hospital for western Sydney. (GPOP) - the geographic heart and true The new facilities have been designed to support best practice, centre of greater Sydney.” contemporary models of care. A major service transformation Greater Sydney Commission chief commissioner Lucy Turnbull AO project is underway, involving staff and consumers in designing on the appointment of a consortium to lead the next phase of the the new models of care and planning the transition. redevelopment, August 2017. THIS YEAR, WE: • Continued construction and refurbishment at Westmead, Blacktown and Mount Druitt hospitals (see our milestone wrap-up), which will create 24,000 direct and indirect jobs over the life of the projects. • Worked with Westmead precinct partners like the University of Sydney and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead to deliver key projects on the Westmead Redevelopment and plan for 2018 milestones. • Started planning our future workforce needs in recruitment, training and development. • Visited other hospitals to share knowledge and lessons learnt. • Introduced activity-based working at Blacktown and Westmead to create contemporary, digitally-enabled environments for staff now and in the future. • Worked with community, consumers and staff to promote well-being and a sense of place through the integration of arts, culture and heritage elements into the new healthcare facilities and public spaces. • Continued to co-design the new facilities with our staff through user groups and consultation. WESTMEAD REDEVELOPMENT SNAPSHOT More than $1 billion investment – largest health infrastructure project in NSW. Over 30% of the existing infrastructure is being refurbished as well. The NSW Government has committed $750 million for a new central acute services building (CASB) and upgrades to Westmead Hospital, $72 million for precinct parking, including a new multi-storey car park, and $95 million for redevelopment of The Children’s Hospital at Westmead. The University of Sydney has committed $500m to the Westmead precinct for infrastructure and education programs over the next 15 years. The Westmead Redevelopment project demonstrates significant investment by government and the private sector in the Westmead health, education, training and research precinct. The precinct is a national and international leader in critical and acute healthcare, medical research, medicine and nursing education, allied health, and science and technologies related to health, and is set to grow exponentially in the coming years. HIGHLIGHTS CONSULTING WITH YOU • Early and enabling works were completed, helping • We’ve had 1070 consultation interactions this year establish the precinct’s capacity for the future. This through our project user groups, community consultation included car parking and essential service upgrades, four and arts and culture program. new cooling towers and a new road called Dragonfly Drive. • We worked with our precinct partners, including the • Multiplex was awarded the tender to construct the new University of Sydney and The Children’s Hospital at hospital building. Westmead, to deliver new spaces and plan for the future. • Westmead’s first activity-based working facility, O3Hub, • We started work on our Arts & Culture Strategy, dedicated was delivered. to making the new hospital building an artistically and culturally diverse space. • The new helipad at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead commenced operations on May 24. • We held arts and culture workshops with Westmead Hospital and The Children’s Hospital at Westmead staff • A traditional Aboriginal smoking ceremony, performed by and patients to find out what they want to see in the new Darug man Lex Dadd, marked the start of construction of hospital building. the new hospital building. • We launched a visiting hours survey to understand • The new eight-level multi-storey car park opened, offering what patients, staff and visitors need, along with current 1250 spaces to staff, patients, carers and visitors. practices and visitor experiences. • The project collaborated with the University of Sydney • We consulted with our local Aboriginal Elders and and Western Sydney Local Health District to deliver the community to start work on the Aboriginal and Torres Strait refurbished Westmead Education and Conference Centre Islander Legacy Strategy and Action Plan. (WECC) level 1. NSW Education Minister Rob Stokes officially opened the space on November 27. • The refurbishment of the gastroenterology ward (A3a) at Westmead Hospital was completed. • The refurbishment of Kids Research Institute stage 1 at the Children’s Hospital at Westmead was completed. “Westmead is already one of the world-leading health, research and education precincts; the new building will only enhance this by ensuring education, training and research are woven into all spaces.” Parramatta MP Geoff Lee, announcing Multiplex Constructions as the winner of the tender to build new hospital building in April 2017. WESTMEAD PRECINCT HIGHLIGHTS • Westmead precinct partners continued to work together • Parramatta Light Rail announced the preferred route to establish Westmead as a workable, liveable and for stage 1. The route will link Parramatta’s CBD to the accessible global health city. Westmead precinct. • A consortium of local and international partners, with Cox • The Greater Sydney Commission identified Westmead Architecture at the helm, were appointed to lead the next in its West Central District Plan as a strategic centre, phase of development of a visionary master plan for the a health and education super precinct and a key Westmead precinct. economic anchor for the West Central District and the Central City of Sydney. • A strategic partnership was formed between Celestino, the developer of the Sydney Science Park, and the Westmead precinct’s seven health, education and research organisations. The signing of a memorandum of understanding is set to deliver thousands of jobs to western Sydney and connect leading scientific research with innovative business. “The new building will have both adult and paediatric emergency departments, cutting-edge theatres, medical imaging and diagnostics - families from western Sydney and across the state will receive the very best care when they need it the most.” The Children’s Hospital at Westmead chief executive Dr Michael Brydon, announcing Multiplex Constructions as winner of the tender to build new hospital building in April 2017. BLACKTOWN AND SNAPSHOT New acute services building, car park, MOUNT DRUITT and refurbishment at Blacktown. Expanded surgical services, imaging, HOSPITALS EXPANSION drug health, and new dialysis centre PROJECT STAGE 2 at Mount Druitt. More than $700 million total budget stage 1 and 2. Complete 2020. MILESTONES CONSULTING WITH YOU • AW Edwards was awarded the tender to construct the • We’ve had more than 4,000 consultation interactions new acute services building at Blacktown. this year through our project user groups, community consultation, arts and culture program and • The stage 1 clinical services building project won three communications program. International Academy for Design & Health ‘Academy Awards’ for best international project, best use of • We have had consumer representatives on every clinical public art and best interior design, making it one of the and patient-related user groups. best-designed hospitals in the world. • We worked with more than 1000 staff and community • We worked with staff to design and deliver the B2Hub, members to create Kaleidoscope, our stage 2 arts and transitioned to activity-based working and shared our culture strategy. experience with more than 400 visiting health and • Consultation included surveys with people from more project professionals. than 30 language